Scott Cochran

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Scott Cochran
Current position
TitleSpecial Teams Coordinator
TeamGeorgia
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1979-03-21) March 21, 1979 (age 42)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Alma materLSU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002LSU (GA)
2003–2004LSU (AS&C)
2004–2006New Orleans Hornets (AS&C)
2007–2019Alabama (S&C)
2020–presentGeorgia (STC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 4× BCS National Champion (2003,2009, 2011, 2012)
  • 2× CFP National Champion (2015,2017)

Scott Cochran (born March 21, 1979) is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs. He won six national championships throughout his coaching career. He also worked in the NBA as an assistant strength coach for the New Orleans Hornets.

Coaching career[]

LSU[]

Scott began his coaching career at his alma mater Louisiana State University where he served as a graduate assistant from 2001 to 2002. In 2003 he was named an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the team and won his first national championship under Nick Saban.[1]

Hornets[]

The New Orleans native began working for his hometown NBA team the Hornets in 2004 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and remained there until the end of the 2006-2007 season.[2][1]

Alabama[]

In 2007[3] Scott reunited with Saban and became a part of his inaugural Alabama staff as the team's head strength and conditioning coach.[4][5] There he won an additional five national championships and remained with the team until the end of the 2019 season after growing tension with coach Saban.[6][7]

Georgia[]

In 2020 Scott joined Kirby Smart’s Georgia coaching staff as the team's special teams coordinator.[8][9]

Personal life[]

Scott and his wife Cissy Schepens have three children.

References[]

  1. ^ a b alabamanow (2020-02-24). "Reports: Alabama's iconic strength coach Scott Cochran headed to Georgia". Alabama Now. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ^ Staples, Bruce Feldman and Andy. "Georgia and Scott Cochran have much to gain from Cochran's move from Alabama". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. ^ "Scott Cochran - Champions of The Round Table". championsoftheroundtable.weebly.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ "Meet Scott Cochran, The Architect Behind Alabama Football's Super Athletes". stack. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ Burton, Larry. "Why Strength Coach Scott Cochran Is Alabama Football's Ace in the Hole". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. ^ "Why Scott Cochran left Alabama for UGA". al. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  7. ^ "Scott Cochran Explains Why He Left Alabama For Georgia". The Spun. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. ^ "Evaulating year 1 of Scott Cochran at UGA and what his impact will be going forward". DawgNation. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  9. ^ Towers, Chip; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "How will Scott Cochran motivate Georgia's special team rebuild?". ajc. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
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